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crouton: running Linux alongside Chrome OS

It is possible to run a full Linux system alongside Chrome OS. David Scheneider has made this possible by releasing a tool named crouton. crouton requires Chrome OS to be in Developer Mode and requires root access, but using it is easy: it installs Ubuntu in a chroot jail alongside Chrome OS, and supports a minimal installation or a complete one with a GUI.